- Date
- September 13, 1971
- Place
- Boelus, NE · BOELUS, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6383PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163801
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3702 71/9/13 BOELUS,NEBR PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1500 TIME - 0630 N6383P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOELUS,NEBR NORTH FORK,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TKOF FROM ALFALFA FIELD.HIT BALE OF HAY DRG TURN AFTER LFTOF TO AVOID SUNGLARE.BALES ADJ TKOF AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6383P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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